Dick Vance by Tom Hilborn

Now Dick Vance by Tom Hilborn is a painting that Tom gave to me.  I love the rhythm, the flowing colors in the painting of early American jazz musician Dick Vance.

Dick Vance was born in Cleveland in November, 1915 and died in 1985.  He was an American jazz trumpeter and arranger.

Somewhere along the way, I noticed that this painting of Dick Vance had images of animals and fish woven into its face.  Tom was not only close to the Saints of the Renaissance, the heroes of American rockabilly music, he is also close to nature.  If you look carefully into his paintings, you will see small images of animal life, flora and fauna and sometimes the night skies.

This artistic work of Tom’s has stayed upon my wall for many years.  I still enjoy the painting immensely.  There is always something new that I find in the painting.